Specific Prayer

Last night I went out to a park to pray as I desired to do so once in a week in fasting. I did not have any agenda for prayer, but simply opened to the Lord. My time with Lord was just to contact Him, to fellowship with Him, and let Him say or do whatever He wanted too. 

As I was spending time contacting the Lord from deep within, the Lord impressed me to pray for some brothers whom I was graced to minister the divine from the very beginning, including their salvation. With a few I prayed over the phone and there was one particular brother, who I can call before the Lord, my spiritual child, the Lord led me to pray specifically for. In fact, I ended up spending most of my time praying for him and later, fellowshipping and praying with him.

As I prayed for this brother, I was led to check a Facebook post from this brother. To my surprise I saw his invitation card for his wedding! Initially I thought not to contact him, but rather wait until he would contact me first. But the Lord rebuked me not to be childish and contact him as he is my spiritual child. Sometimes, a child may be ignorant of certain code of conduct, but the parent must know how to nurture the child in love, care and concern. Sometimes, a child may hurt his parent in disobedience or even in rebellion, but a proper parent would overlook them all and still nourish and cherish his child. Here lies the difference between a Master and a Father, a Teacher and a Father, and a Boss and a Father. A genuine father never forsakes his genuine child for whatever reasons. So I learned my lesson in shepherding my spiritual child.

Later, I texted him and sure enough, he replied back immediately. Then I called him: He narrated his side of the story that he has been through all these months. Then we prayed together over the phone, which he put it on loud speaker in the presence of his family, of course with my consent. And I sensed after the prayer that a thick cloudy sky has become a crystal clear sky! Prayer and fellowship is the key.   

Actually for the past few months, we were out of touch and some misunderstanding crept in between. But last night, in prayer with the Lord's definite instruction, this hurdle was cleared off. Yes, all misconception between us were cleared off; he was joyful and I too. Praise the Lord for the effect of prayer!

In a Christian life there are certain things that need a specific prayer, not that ordinary prayer is useless. Some prayers can only be answered with a definitely fasting and prayer, not in a religious nor superstitious way though. Therefore, at least for my self, I commend a normal life of prayer, even a weekly fasting prayer in addition to all the other kind of prayer, both personal and corporate. 

Matthew 17:21 But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.Mark 9:29 And He said to them, This kind cannot come out by any means except prayer.

Nothing religious, nothing superstitious, but a specific and special burden to pray as the Lord Himself practiced while in His earthly ministry is a necessity. Trusting in the Lord's grace, I desire to practice as the Lord did too. And I encourage that all may take this way to carry out what God would wants to do through us. Blessed would be those would take this way of specific prayer once in a week or even in a month.